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For the first time in history, Microsoft has opened up its exclusive gaming platform to anyone who is interested in creating console games. Now, anyone can create a game for the Xbox 360 console without a publishing contract or expensive and hard-to-get developer versions of the console. The Torque X Framework makes game development even easier, with a rich game engine framework and a robust set of design tools. The Complete Guide to Torque X unravels the Torque X Framework and tool-set to provide game developers with a clear and comprehensive guide to creating games for the Xbox 360.

Table of Contents:
Foreword, I: Introduction to Torque X, II: Programming with Torque X, III: 2D Game Programming, V: Finishing the Game

About the Author :
John Kanalakis is the owner of EnvyGames, an independent game development studio that produces games and tools for Xbox 360, Windows, Mac OS X, the Web, and iPhone. He has over fifteen years of hands-on technical leadership and product development experience with software technologies and has ten patents pending related to user interface design.

Review :
" Xbox 360 is one of the major players in today's console gaming market, and many people leap at the chance to develop for it. The Complete Guide to Torque X is a guide to using the Torque X framework for creating games for the powerful home console. A framework with many powerful and flexible tools for developers, mastering them is key yo making an excellent game for Microsoft's video game juggernaut. With samples of code and finished work, The Complete Guide to Torque X is a must for any would-be Xbox 360 programmer." -The Computer Shelf, November 2008 can create a game for the Xbox 360 console without a publishing contract thanks to Microsoft's gaming platform arrangements-and the Torque X Framework makes game development a snap for gamers who would utilize code, sample games, and instructions to create games for the Xbox 360. From code examples to exploring the Torque X Framework and adding game functionality, this is an outstanding survey for and game programmer or gamer's library." -California Bookwatch, December 2008"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781439871133
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press Inc
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1439871132
  • Publisher Date: 26 Aug 2008
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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